Elon Musk Nevada Alexander Musk Cause Of Death – The Sad Details
Nevada Alexander Musk was the firstborn child of Elon Musk and Canadian author Jennifer Justine Musk.
The couple married in 2000 and Nevada was born 2 years later on May 18, 2002 in Orange County, California, USA.
Unfortunately, he died after 10 weeks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Elon Musk Nevada Alexander Musk Bio
Born: May 18, 2002, Orange County, California, USA.
Birth name: Nevada Alexander Musk
Nationality: American
Parents: Elon Reeve Musk (Father) and Jennifer Justine Musk (Mother)
Known for: Being the firstborn child of Billionaire Elon Musk.
Died: August 2002, Los Angeles
Cause of death: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Elon Musk Nevada Alexander Musk Cause of Death
According to her post titled “I Was a Starter Wife”: Inside America’s Messiest Divorce, published on Marie Claire, Jennifer Justine Musk who is Elon Musks’ first wife narrates how in 2002 they had moved to Los Angeles with Nevada Alexander Musk, their first child.
It was during the same week that the sale of PayPal to eBay catapulted Elon’s net worth to well over $100 million that Nevada took a nap placed on his back as always.
But then he stopped breathing.
By the time the paramedics resuscitated him, Nevada had been deprived of oxygen for so long that he was brain-dead.
Nevada Alexander Musk spent three days on life support in a hospital in Orange County before Elon and Justine made the very difficult decision to take him off it.
Jennifer Justine Musk recounts how she held her 10-week-old firstborn child in her arms as he died.
The cause of death was said to be SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
How Jennifer Justine Musk and Elon Musk Coped with Nevada Alexander Musk Death
Unlike his wife Justine who grieved for her son openly, Elon bottled up his grief and didn’t want to talk about his first son Nevada’s death.
Elon didn’t understand why his wife wanted to grieve openly and according to Justine, her husband even went a step further to regard her grieving as emotionally manipulative.
She on the other hand didn’t understand why he didn’t want to talk about what had just happened or even to grieve the loss of their first child.
In the end, Justine decided to bury her feelings and instead cope with the death of her first child by visiting an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) clinic less than two months later.
The couple had decided to move on from Nevada Alexander Musk death by getting other children as fast as possible.
In the next 5 years, the couple welcomed 5 children; twins Griffin Musk and Xavier Musk born in 2004, then triplets Kai Musk, Saxon Musk and Damian Musk born in 2006.
It was in the same 5-year span that Justine also sold 3 novels to Penguin and Simon & Schuster.
But Nevada Alexander Musk death would later send her on a year-long inward spiral of depression and distraction that would have been longer if one of the couple’s nannies had noticed her struggling.
Her nanny approached her and gave her the name and details of an excellent therapist.
Justine decided to give therapy a shot and it was during her weekly sessions that she began to get perspective on what had become of her life.
Elon Musk Opens Up About His Son’s Death
“My firstborn son died in my arms. I felt his last heartbeat” – Elon Musk
Those were the words that Elon shared with James Riley via email correspondence in 2018 after James lost his son Barrett in an accident involving a Tesla.
Barrett was driving a Tesla Model S on May 8, 2018, when he lost control at 116 miles per hour and crashed into a concrete wall of a house in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Model S was engulfed in flames claiming the lives of Barrett Riley and his friend who was sitting in the passenger seat.
It’s one of the very rare occasions that Elon has publicly spoken about the death of his firstborn child and son, Nevada Alexander Musk.
Elon and Justine divorced in 2008, 8 years after being married.
She recounts how she felt like a trophy wife with not much say in the marriage.
Elon was obsessed with his work so much so that when he was home, his mind was still elsewhere.
Though she longed for deep and heartfelt conversations, for intimacy and empathy, she was met by the harsh reality of a busy rich husband.
They had tried to go for counselling but after one month and three sessions later, Elon gave his wife an ultimatum:
Either we fix this marriage today or I will divorce you tomorrow.
According to Justine Musk, her husband implied that the status quo worked for him and so he figured it should have worked for her as well.
Elon Musk filed for divorce the next morning and this left her feeling numb but strangely relieved.
Elon Musk Nevada Alexander Musk Death: What You Need To Know About Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Sudden infant death syndrome is the sudden, unexplained death of a baby younger than 1-year-old. SIDS is sometimes known as crib death because it often happens when a baby is sleeping in a crib.
A diagnosis of SIDS is usually made after a thorough investigation that rules out all other possible causes of death.
SIDS is most likely to occur between 2 and 4 months old, and it occurs more often in boys than girls.
Conclusion on Elon Musk Nevada Alexander Musk Death
We hope the above post has helped you to know exactly what happened to Nevada Alexander Musk and what led to his untimely death.